Sauvagesia

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Sauvagesia
Sauvagesia erecta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Ochnaceae
Subfamily: Ochnoideae
Tribe: Sauvagesieae
Genus: Sauvagesia
L. (1753)
Species[1]

49; see text

Synonyms[1]
  • Iron P.Browne (1756)
  • Lauradia Vand. (1788)
  • Leitgebia Eichler (1871)
  • Pentaspatella Gleason (1931)
  • Roraimanthus Gleason (1933)
  • Sauvagea L. (1758), orth. var.
  • Vausagesia Baill. (1890)
  • Sauvagia St.-Lag. (1881), orth. var.

Sauvagesia is a genus of plants in the family Ochnaceae.[2] It includes 49 species native to the tropical Americas, tropical Africa, and Madagascar.[1]

Flower of Sauvagesia erecta

References

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  1. ^ a b c Sauvagesia L. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  2. ^ Harley, R. M.; Giulietti, A. M.; Leite, K. R. B. (2005). "Two New Species and a New Record of Sauvagesia (Ochnaceae) in the Chapada Diamantina of Bahia, Brazil". Kew Bulletin. 60 (4): 571–580. ISSN 0075-5974. JSTOR 25070243.